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Politics and International Relations

young people holding a placard saying let us decide our future
by Safia Sangster  |  12th August 2022

Inviting youth engagement groups to summits such as the G7 is tokenistic if these groups are excluded from high-level decision-making or if their insights and lived experiences are not valued. Safia Sangster speaks on the pressing need for global leadership to make decisions that reflect the diversity of the global population. …Read more

abortion protest
by Judith Orr  |  26th July 2022

The consequences of the Roe v Wade reversal are devastating. The victory of the pro-life lobby means women will die. Judith Orr elaborates why we shouldn’t be complacent even in the UK where abortion rights have majority support. …Read more

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by Phoebe V Moore and Mònica Clua-Losada  |  21st July 2022

The study of the global political economy is the understanding of recurrent and periodic crises and is now perhaps more important as a discipline than ever. Phoebe Moore and Mònica Clua-Losada launch our newest journal, Global Political Economy and explain its relevance and raison d’être.…Read more

Street art saying 'is this dystopia?'
by Stephen McBride  |  12th July 2022

In the latest episode of the Transforming Society podcast we speak to author Stephen McBride about radical solutions to global issues such as economic catastrophes, inequality, climate change and political failure. Are there means of escape from the near dystopia we find ourselves in?…Read more

Criminal barristers strike outside the 'Old Bailey'
by Daniel Newman and Roxanna Dehaghani  |  6th July 2022

Criminal barristers across England and Wales have taken industrial action over a criminal legal aid pay dispute. Daniel Newman and Roxana Dehaghani share insights into the demise of criminal legal aid and why barristers are striking.…Read more

women protesting roe vs wade
by Fran Amery  |  5th July 2022

Fran Amery discusses the impact of the decision to overturn Roe v. Wade on access to abortion and how the work done by grassroots organisations like AidAccess and Women on Web will have a vital role to play moving forward.…Read more

Person on ladder
by Stephen McBride  |  4th July 2022

The current economic and political system is broken. Neoliberal ideas and practices that have dominated politics for the last 40 years has undermined democratic accountability. Stephen McBride explains how only institutional changes in our economy and politics can lead to a sustainable future. …Read more

Coloured silhouettes of people
by Marcial Bragadini Bóo  |  21st June 2022

Our rules of democracy are out of date and urgently need to evolve to fit with a changed world. In this episode, Marcial Bragadini Bóo, author of 'The Rules of Democracy', explains why it’s time to make democracy better again.…Read more

People working on sewing machines

This World Refugee Day, Evan Easton-Calabria reveals how, in a quest to foster self-reliance among refugee communities, states and agencies are neglecting to notice that refugees are struggling to survive. …Read more

School lockers painted in the colours of the rainbow
by Madelaine Adelman and Eliza Byard  |  8th June 2022

Madelaine Adelman and Eliza Byard, contributors to the Global Agenda for Social Justice, show why stakeholders of all ages and at all levels must address the social problem of anti-LGBTQ+ bias in school communities.…Read more